Saint Martin’s University recently announced that 1st Lt. Kelly Ray Leaverton is the second recipient of the University’s America’s Service Heroes Scholarship. Lieutenant Leaverton is a member of the 562 Engineer Company, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

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Emma Garrison, a Olympia resident, was inducted into Ithaca College’s Oracle Honor Society in November. The fall ceremony honors students who have completed their first semester ranked in the top 5 percent of their academic schools.

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